The Old Folks Home

[microchick]

Good afternoon everyone ,
Wow Chicka that is so pretty and I love all the green
Glad to hear your roo is improving.
Coconut oil. Hmmmm, I need to file that tip in my notebook!

I'm on death watch today. Long story but it's my 5 yr old sex-link Mareks survivor hen. (If you remember the story, she was the only non-vaccinated bird to survive the outbreak several years ago) She's had problems off and on ever since so not a surprise but just sad. Never expected her to live this long. A couple weeks ago she passed a really huge lash egg. (she had passed a couple smaller ones over the years, told you she's a survivor). Started her on the normal treatment and she was doing great just like before but then the heavy yellow discharge (aka poo-ish) started several days ago. At first she was acting normal even tho the smell was telling me a different story. She was a little slower the past two days but still outside enjoying being a chicken but then this morning I saw blood on top of a yellowish poo and picked her up. Her fluff was soaked in blood and you can see a tiny "drip" of fresh. She doesn't seem to be in pain but I gave her baby aspirin anyway to make sure she is comfortable. She seems to be enjoying her day so far so I am spoiling her with whatever treats she would like and watching her close. The first sign she shows of suffering I will step in but for now I just watch and hope she can just pass peacefully by herself. Thank you Mr Mareks, I'm sure this is the result of all the damage you did to her.

Chickisoup, I am so sorry. I've been so tied up in my own problems with my Marek's rooster that I didn't get a chance to go back and read until now. I could cry for you and what you are going through right now. I get so very upset at my own helplessness when something like this happens.

I'm doing the same for Bud. He loves oatmeal and scrambled eggs so that is what he is getting. I know he is not going to survive this but he seems to be comfortable in his little pen. He moves himself around using his wings as crutches during the day so he can see his buds and at night moves himself back into a quiet corner.

I will be amazed if he is alive in the morning.

Consider yourself hugged by another Marek's mama.

 

[Alaskan]

I've never seen hair above his lip...I'll have to ask. (I just asked...he does!)

Ha!

Entertainment.

 

[Alaskan]

There is another not mareks related reproductive cancer that hens are getting now too.

Between the two, I hope they find a cure. Tasmanian Devils get a cancer in their snouts caused by contacting an infected Devil. It has nearly wiped them out too!

Good grief! If it isn't one thing, it is another.

 

[Alaskan]

That was really good you caught that. I don't know how wild animals can manage with the parasites they carry sometimes. When I was younger and cutting hay, I caught a young coyote who strayed too far from his den. Holy moly! The fleas on his coat were incredibly bad. You could see them moving in and around in his fur. I drove him home, DH dusted him for me, took a pic and I returned him to his den...lol. (He was outside of the 1/2 - 1 mile limit.) Just nasty.

Crazy woman
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Dusting a coyote.

 

[Alaskan]

we got badges back

Oh good grief!!! I didn't even notice until I read your post.



I sure am blind.

 

[perchie.girl]

Like what you did with your avatar!

Thank you ..... LOL I had to go to a GIF editor to reduce it from 5 megabytes to 50K It was a very interesting process.

 

[Alaskan]

I liked our age badges. I hope we get those back too.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Crazy woman
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Dusting a coyote.

I've never claimed to be normal.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Thank you ..... LOL I had to go to a GIF editor to reduce it from 5 megabytes to 50K It was a very interesting process.

I had no idea that could be done. Very cool!

 

[drumstick diva]

That reminds me, when we first moved in nearly 48 years ago. We found a stray dog. Came to the door and wouldn't leave. My mom decided we would keep him.
I was raising dogs at the time and said he had to be in house not the kennel. I also cut his nails, cleaned his ears, emptied his anal glands and gave him a flea bath just to be careful.

My mother even let him sleep on their bed. Next morning my father took him out to go and a woman came over, called the dog by name and took him home. I wonder if she even noticed he was clean, smelling good, etc. Weirdest thing.
Maybe after his spa treatment he couldn't wait to get home.

I wonder if he made a habit of sleeping in strange houses and being pampered. She lived half a block away - never saw either of them again.